Python 3.8 support

[mattseymour]

Add support for python 3.8 new syntax changes:

• Assignment expressions (walrus) :=
• Positional-only parameters

[kamahen]

It appears that lib2to3/Grammar.txt hasn't been updated to include the new features. (I've downloaded the Python 3.8 source tarball and also looked at github.

[kamahen]

I've created https://bugs.python.org/issue38551

[kamahen]

https://bugs.python.org/issue36541 contains a proposed PR to bring lib2to3 up-to-date.

[p-patil]

Has support for python 3.8 syntax been added yet? I tried cloning the repo today and running on a file with the walrus operator, and got a lib2to3.pgen2.parse.ParseError, so I guess lib2to3 hasn't merged the PR for updating to 3.8 yet?

[martsa1]

I just bumped into this as well.

[kamahen]

This appears to solve the problem: https://bugs.python.org/issue36541

Also, Python 3.9 will add a positional-only grammar change: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0570/

[HacKanCuBa]

Also, Python 3.9 will add a positional-only grammar change: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0570/

Which grammar change would that be? I couldn't find it in the PEP regarding current grammar for 3.8. Thanks!

[smokephil]

It works with Python 3.8.3rc1

Edit: only the walrus operator

[bentheiii]

Any update on this issue? lib2to3 is deprecated anyhow and YAPF is now unusable in newer projects...

[kamahen]

@gwelymernans - want to have a chat about this? I might be persuaded to figure out what's needed and maybe even implement it (step 1: figure out which of the alternatives to lib2to3 is likely to be the best).

The big question: how popular is yapf vs black? I wouldn't want to put in a lot of effort if it turns out that the world has decided on the one-size-fits-all approach.

[bwendling]

@kamahen #448 is an open issue about this. I would love for someone to take this up, as my current projects don't allow for much time to focus on YAPF.

[HacKanCuBa]

How important is to still support Python2, which is deprecated, vs support Python3.8+? Isn't it easier to just drop support for v2? I know a ton of people is going to hate me, but its probably easier to just fork the project to support v2 and simply remove its support here.

[vapier]

dropping py2 sounds great. seems like a good excuse to jump the version series too.

[kamahen]

Let's see if there's any discussion on this proposal (linked from item #448) for replacing lib2to3 with an augmented stdlib ast module:
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/X2HJ6I6XLIGRZDB27HRHIVQC3RXNZAY4/

[gpshead]

python/cpython#23759 should fix lib2to3 for the remaining positional only argument pep-570 syntax omission; that'll take a while to trickle down to various people's CPython installs.

[bwendling]

Closed with 7c408b9.